TIANA - MONTGAT Line Opened: 1.11.1916 Closed:  30.9.1955 Gauge 1000 mm Line lenght  3,3 km Power  Electric Voltage 550 V DC

 

History: The hilly village of Tiana was away from the Barcelona - Mataró railway main line. So that people was interested to get an easy link between the town and the railway station in Montgat, an old fisherman quartier, segregated in 1933. A tramway line was projected in this way, that also provided a link with de suburban route 44 of the Barcelona tramway system.  The new tramway  get a great success for many years but after the spanish civil war, the line and the tramcars were in need of renewal  due to the age and  lack of maintenance.  The company was sold to 'Empresa Casas' a bus company that continued the service until its bus replacement. The last years of service, only car 2 was in running order.

Description: The fleet comprised three  motors and one trailer with usually two cars in service. The line was single track with a passing place. Track was 'Vignole' type, buried in the roadside. There were two little depots, one of them with the electric supplier.
 

TODAY'S FLEET

Car nº.	Batch	Type	Truck/motors	Builder	Year	Notes	Owner
2	1-3	M2d	Brill 21E No motors	Girona	1916	R/D	Ajuntament de Tiana

    TYPE:      M=motor    B=trailer    2=axles number    d=double ended    s=single ended
    NOTES:    O=in service    R=restored   D=derelict    X=rests

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Gallery :

Tramcar 2 in the open, suffering vandalism. April 2002	The tramcar 2 saloon, showing the effects of vandalism. April 2002

 

Last news :
04.03.2003: According press reports, the Tiana Council will restore cosmetically car 2 and is searching for a new enclosed site to keep the car away from vandalism.

Town: Tiana
Comarca: Maresme
Province: Barcelona
Place:  Joan Garí Av.

Basic bibliography:

ARMENGOL F., HARO M.A., LUQUE E. and URQUIOLA C.: El tramvia de Montgat a Tiana. L'Aixernador Ed. Argentona, 1994. In catalan